ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980

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ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980
(As corrected upto 07-10-2004)
PART - I
1. Short title and commencement :
1) These rules shall be called the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension
Rules, 1980.
2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the
29th October, 1979.
2. Application :
They shall apply to all Government servants who were governed on
the 29th October, 1979 by
(a) the Old pension Rules in the Hyderabad Civil Service Rules;
or
(b) the Revised Pension Rules, 1951 of the Ex-Hyderabad State;
or
(c) the pension rules in the Civil Service Regulations; or
(d) the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules, 1961
( 1 )
2(e) the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement benefits) Rules1958
insofar as the members of the State Higher judicial service are concerned
3(f) all workers of Government Distillery, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad
and Government Distillery, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District who have retired
from service on or after 12th September, 1983 except the following, namely :-
(1) Government servants who are employed in Government Industrial
Undertakings (i.e., Government servants to whom the Factories
Act, 1948 is applicable)
(2) Government servants who belong to non-pensionable service
1. The words “except the following namely” were deleted by G.O.Ms.No. 105, Fin. & Plg., (FW:
Pen-I) Dept., dt, 19-3-83 w.e.f. 1.4.78.
2. Inserted by G.O.Ms.No. 105. Fin & Plg. (FW : Pen-I) Dept. dt. 19-3-83 w.e.f. 1-4-78
3. Inserted by G.O.Ms. No. 101 Fin & Plg. (FW : Pen : I) Dept. dt. 6-4-88
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(3) Copyists of the Revenue Department
(4) Government servants who elect to continue under the existing
Pension Rules in accordance with the provisions in Rule 3;
(5) [1 ]
(6) Employees of the former estates abolished under the Andhra
Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and conversion into
Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (Act XXVI of 1948) except those to whom
the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules are applicable.
2(7) Any of the Organisations/Societies/Companies/Boards/Bodies,
admitted in to Grant- in-aid, or where Government money is
invested
3“(g) (i) These rules shall not apply to all Government Servants
appointed on or after 1-9-2004, to services and posts in con-
nection with the affairs of the State which are borne on pen-
sionable establishment, whether temporary, or permanent.
(ii) These rules shall not apply to all appointments, whether
temporary or permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 in all
the State Public Sector Undertakings, whose pay and
allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Fund of the State
or not.
(iii) These rules shall not apply to all appointments, whether
temporary or permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 of all
the tiers of the Rural and Urban Local Bodies such as the Gram
Panchayats, Mandal Parishads, Zilla Parishads, Municipalities,
Municipal Corporations, Urban Development Authorities, Co-
operative and Urban Local Bodies, Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas,
Agriculture Marketing Committees, including all the Universi-
ties in the State, including all the Institutions functioning under
the Universities, whose pay and allowances are drawn from
1. The words “Government servants who belong to the State Higher Judicial service” were
omited by G.O.Ms.No.105, Fin & Plg. (FW : Pen-I) Department, dt. 19-3-83 w.e.f 1-4-78.
2. Sub rule (7) was inserted by G.O.Ms.No. 171, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept, dt 3-10-97 w.e.f
3-10-97.
3. These provisions were added by G.O.Ms.No.653, Fin (Pen-I) Dept, dt 22-09-2004. New
pension scheme - Contributory pension scheme w.e.f. 01-09-2004.
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the Consolidated Fund of the State or not.
(iv) These Rules shall not apply to appointments, whether
temporary or permanent made on or after 01-09-2004 into all
the Institutions receiving Grant-in-Aid from the Government.
(v) These rules shall not apply to appointments, whether
temporary or permanent, made on or after 01-09-2004 to all
Co-operative Institutions, Autonomous Corporations, whose
pay and allowances are drawn from the Consolidated Fund of
the State or not.”
Executive Instructions
Eligibility of Family Pension in certain cases :
The widows/ eligible members of the families of District and Sessions
Judges governed by the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits)
Rules, 1958 and retired/died before 1-4-1978, be allowed Family Pension
under Andhra Pradesh Government servants Family Pension Rules 1964.
(G.O. Ms. No.506, GA (SC-F) Dept., dated 11-9-1989)
.
1[3]. Option :- A Government servant who holds a post under the Government
on the 29th October 1979, on regular basis and who is governed by the Civil
Service Regulations, Hyderabad Civil Service Rules, Revised Pension Rules
1951, Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules 1961 or the benefits of
drawing pension under the Old Pension Rules under Civil Service Regulations/
Hyderabad Civil Service Rules reduced by Pension equivalent of the retirement
gratuity under the Andhra Pradesh Liberalised Pension Rules 1961, as the
case may be, and the Andhra Pradesh Family Pension Rules 1964, and to
whom these rules apply shall be entitled to exercise an option to continue
under the Pension Rules by which he is governed on the 28th October, 1979,
or to elect to come to the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules 1980;
(a) at any time six months prior to the date of retirement on
superannuation; or
1. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No. 16, Fin & Plg. (FW : Pen-I) Dept. dt. 10-1-85. w.e.f. 29-10-79; for the
original rule as amended in G.O.Ms.No. 268, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept., dt 19-10-82 and
G.O.Ms.No. 12, Fin & Plg. (FW : Pen-I) Department, dt 12-1-84.
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(b) in cases of invalidation from service or voluntary retirement or
compulsory retirement, within fifteen days of the said event
occurring; or
(c) in the case of those who have already retired subsequent to
the 28th October, 1979, within three months from the date of
issue of these rules, failing which he shall be deemed to have
elected to be governed by these rules.
The option shall be exercised in the appended form.(*)
(d) 1[x x x]
4. Government servants transferred from services and posts
to which these rules do not apply :
1) A Government servant who is transferred permanently to a service
or post to which these rules apply from a service or post to which these rules
do not apply shall become subject to these rules :
Provided that it shall be open to him, within six months of the date of
issue of the order of his permanent transfer or, if he is on leave on that day,
then, within six months of his return from leave, whichever is later, to elect to
be governed by the pension rules to which he was subject immediately before
the date of his transfer.
2) The option under the provision to sub-rule (1) shall be exercised
in writing and communicated to the authority making such order
of transfer.
3) The option, once exercised, shall be final.
5. Regulation of claims to pension or family pension :-
1) (a) Any claim to pension or family pension shall be regulated by the
provisions of these rules in force at the time when a Government servant
(*) Vide Annexure - I to these rules.
1. Rule 3(d) was omitted by G.O.Ms.No. 284 Fin & Pig (FW - Pen.I) Deptartment dt. 22-12-98. The
earlier sub rule was as follows :-
“ In the case of Government servants who died while in service / after retirement subse-
quent to 28th October 1979, the pensionary benfits which may be most beneficial to the heirs
under the pension rules applicable to the Government servants on the date of death / retire-
ment shall be applied and pensionay benfits sanctioned accordingly.”
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retires or is retired or is discharged or is allowed to resign from service or
dies, as the case may be.
b) The day on which a Government servant retires or is retired or is
discharged or is allowed to resign or voluntarily retire from service, as the
case may be, shall be treated as a non-working day but the date of death
shall be treated as a working day.
1[c] Any type of pension sanctioned under these rules, except
Family pension, shall be subject to rule 45.]
6. [2xxx]
1. Rule 5[c] was inserted by the G.O.Ms.No. 178, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept, dt 22-10-97
w.e.f. 29-10-79
2. Rule 6 was deleted w.e.f 25-5-98 through G.O.Ms.No. 90 Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept. dt 25-5-98.
The earlier rule was as follows : -
Full pension subject to approved service :- (1) Except for family pension
admissible under Rule 50, full pension admissible under these rules shall not be
sanctioned to a Government servant unless the service rendered by that Government
servant has been satisfactory :
Provided that full pension and retirement gratuity admissible under these rules
may be released by Audit Officer/Pension Issuing Authority presuming the service to
be satisfactory, unless the said officer/Authority hears from the competent authority
either to withhold the pension in full or to effect any cut in the pension before the
employee actually retires.
(2) If the service rendered by the Government servant referred to in sub-rule
(1) has not been satisfactory, the pension sanctioning authority may by order make
such reduction in the amount of pension or gratuity, or both, as that authority may
think proper:
Provided that no order regarding reduction in the amount of pension or gratuity
or both shall be made unless the Government servant has been given a reasonable
opportunity for making a representation in the matter:
Provided further that in case where the pension sanctioning authority is
subordinate to the appointing authority, no order regarding reduction in the amount of
pension or gratuity or both shall be made unless the approval of the appointing authority
has been obtained;
Provided also that the amount of pension shall not be reduced below the
limit specified in sub-rule (5) of Rule 45.
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(3) For the purpose of sub-rule (2), the expression “appointing authority”
shall mean the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or
post from which the Government servant retires.
Note :- Until Government specifically delegate the powers of reduction in pension
to the appointing authorities, this power shall rest in Government for
the time being.
(4) (a) The reduction referred to in sub-rule (2) shall be of a permanent character,
and
(b) the measure of reduction in the amount of pension shall be to the
extent by which the Government servant’s service as a whole failed to
reach a satisfactory standard and no attempt shall be made to equate
the amount of reduction with the amount of loss caused to the
Government.
(5) The pension sanctioned under these rules shall not be reduced although
proof of the service having been not satisfactory may come to the
notice of the pension sanctioning authority subsequent to the sanction
of pension.
(6) Whenever in the case of a Government servant the State Government
passes an order (whether original or appellate) awarding a pension
including gratuity less than the maximum admissible under these rules,
the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission shall be consulted
before the order is passed.
(7) Nothing in this rule shall apply:- (a) where pension or a part of pension
has been withheld or ordered to be recovered under Rule 9; or
(b) where a part of pension has been reduced under Rule 39; or
(c) to effect any recovery which has the result of punishment.
7. Limitation on number of pensions:
(1) A Government servant shall not earn two pensions in the same
service or post at the same time or by the same continuous
service.
(2) Except as provided in Rule 19, a Government servant who
having retired on a superannuation pension or retiring pension,
is subsequently re-employed shall not be entitled to a separate
pension or gratuity for the period of his re-employment.
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8. Pension subject to future good conduct :
(1)(a) Future good conduct shall be an implied condition of every
grant of pension and its continuance under these rules.
(b) The pension sanctioning authority may, by order in writing,
withhold or withdraw a pension or part thereof, whether
permanently or for a specified period, if the pensioner is
convicted of a serious crime or is found guilty of grave
misconduct:
Provided that no such order shall be passed by an authority subordinate
to the authority competent to make an appointment to the post held by the
pensioner immediately before his retirement from service:
Provided further that where a part of pension is withheld or withdrawn,
the amount of such pension shall not be reduced below the limit specified in
sub-rule (5) of Rule 45.
(2) Where a pensioner is convicted of a serious crime by a Court
of law, action under sub-rule (1) shall be taken in the light of the
judgment of the Court relating to such conviction.
(3) In a case not falling under sub-rule (2), if the authority referred
to in sub-rule (1) considers that the pensioner is prima facie
guilty of grave misconduct, it shall before passing an order
under sub-rule (1):-
(a) serve upon the pensioner a notice specifying the action
proposed to be taken against him and the ground on which it is
proposed to be taken and calling upon him to submit, within
fifteen days of the receipt of the notice or such further time not
exceeding fifteen days as may be allowed by the pension
sanctioning authority, such representation as he may wish to
make against the proposal, and
(b) take into consideration the representation, if any, submitted by
the pensioner under clause (a).
(4) Where the authority competent to pass an order under sub-
rule (1) is the Government, Andhra Pradesh Public Service
Commission shall be consulted before the order is passed.
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(5) An appeal against an order under sub-rule (1), passed by any
authority other than the Government shall lie to the Government
and the Government shall, in consultation with the Andhra
Pradesh Public Service Commission, pass such orders on
the appeal as it deems fit.
Explanation :- (a) The expression “serious crime” includes a crime involving
an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Central Act 19
of 1923).
(b) The expression ‘grave misconduct’ includes the
communication or disclosure of any secret official code or
password or any sketch, plan, model, articles, note, document
or information, such as is mentioned in Section 5 of the Official
Secrets Act, 1923 (Central Act 19 of 1923) which was obtained
while holding office under the Government so as to prejudicially
effect the interests of the general public or the security of the
State.
Executive Instructions
Cases of convicted pensioners prompt intimation :-
The prosecuting officers and Treasury officers shall intimate promptly
about the cases, where pensioners are convicted to the concerned
administrative authorities/pension sanctioning authorities of the State
Government and Government of India in case of Central Pensioners to take
necessary further action.
(G.O.Ms.No.84, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept. dt 12-7-1999)
9. Right of Government to withhold or withdraw pension :-
[1(1) The Government reserves to themselves the right of
withholding a pension or gratuity, or both, either in full or in part, or withdrawing
a pension in full or in part, whether permanently or for a specific period and of
ordering recovery from a pension or gratuity of the whole or part of any
pecuniary loss caused, to the Government and to the local authority if, in any
departmental or judicial proceedings the pensioner is found guilty of grave
misconduct or negligence during the period of his service, including service
rendered upon re-employment after retirement :
1. Sub rule (1) was substituted by G.O.Ms.No. 302, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Dept, dt. 30-8-1994.
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Provided that the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission shall
be consulted before any final orders are passed. 1[“However, consultation
with Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission is not necessary, when the
pensioner is found guilty in any judicial proceedings”.]
Provided further that a part of pension is withheld or withdrawn, the amount
of such pension shall not be reduced below the limit specified in sub-rule (5) of
Rule 45]
2“Provided also that the penalty of withholding of entire pension or gratuity
or both may be imposed against the retired Government servant upon being
found guilty or upon conviction in a court of law for the offences of grave
charges namely proved cases of misappropriation, bribery, bigamy, corruption,
moral turpitude, forgery, outraging the modesty of women and misconduct.”
(2)(a) The departmental proceedings referred to in sub-rule (1), if instituted
while the Government servant was in service whether before his retirement
or during his re-employment, shall, after the final retirement of the Government
servant, be deemed to be proceedings under this rule and shall be continued
and concluded by the authority by which they were commenced in the same
manner as if the Government servant had continued in service.
Provided that where the departmental proceedings are instituted by an
authority subordinate to the State Government, that authority shall submit a
report recording its findings to the State Government.
Note :- The function of the disciplinary authority is only to reach a finding
on the charges and to submit a report recording its findings to the Government.
It is then for the Government to consider the findings and take a final decision
under this rule. In case Government decide to take action under this rule in
the light of the findings of the disciplinary authority, the Government will serve
the person concerned with a show-cause notice specifying the action proposed
to be taken under this rule and the person concerned will be required to submit
his reply to the show-cause notice within such time as may be specified by
the Government. The Government will consider the reply and consult the
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. If as a result of such
consideration in consultation with the Commission, it is decided to pass an
order under the rule, necessary orders will be issued in the name of the
Government.
1. The words were added through G.O.Ms.No. 442, Fin (FW : Pen-I) Department dt. 25-9-2003.
2. The provision was added by G.O.Ms.No.664, Finance (Pen-I) Dept., dt. 7-10-2004
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(b) The Departmental proceedings, if not instituted while the
Government servant was in service, whether before his
retirement or during his re-employment:
(i) shall not be instituted save with the sanction of the Government;
(ii) shall not be in respect of any event which took place more
than four years before such institution; and
(iii) shall be conducted by such authority and in such place as the
State Government may direct and in accordance with the
procedure applicable to departmental proceedings in which an
order of dismissal from service could be made in relation to
the Government servant during his service.
(3) 1[x x x]
(4) In the case of a Government servant who has retired on
attaining the age of superannuation or otherwise and against
whom any departmental or judicial proceedings are instituted
or where departmental proceedings are continued under sub-
rule (2), a provisional pension as provided in Rule 52 shall be
sanctioned.
(5) Where the State Government decides not to withhold or
withdraw pension but orders recovery of pecuniary loss from
pension, the recovery shall not ordinarily be made at a rate
exceeding one-third of the pension admissible on the date of
retirement of a Government servant.
(6) For the purpose of this rule-
(a) departmental proceedings shall be deemed to be
instituted on the date on which the statement of charges
is issued to the Government servant or pensioner of if
the Government servant has been placed under
suspension from an earlier date; on such date; and
(b) Judicial proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted-
1. Sub rule (3) was omitted by G.O.Ms.No.302, Fin & Plg (FW : Pen-I) Department., dt.30-8-
1994.